Banshee Seduction (Montgomery's Sin Book 1) by Diane Saxon Page A

a small shrug of his shoulders. Ignoring her friend, he leaned down and spoke close to Ginny’s ear, letting her sweet aroma wash over him. “Dinner. I was going to offer you dinner.”
    He flashed a quick glance at Roni, and she gave a broad smile of approval, stepped back into line, and flicked her hand at him like she was giving him permission to continue.
    “No.” Ginny tried to withdraw her hand—no way was he letting her go. He grasped her fingers tighter, drew them up to his mouth, and touched his lips to them again. As the move worked, he felt the tenseness in her fingers melt, and when he smiled into her eyes, her lashes gave a shy flutter. He wasn’t mistaken. She was as interested in him as he was in her.
    “I’ve already eaten.”
    His stomach rumbled. He could eat again. He could always eat. Right now he could seriously eat her, just lap her up. “Perhaps a drink, somewhere quiet.”
    She flashed a look in Roni’s direction and turned back with a regretful smile. “I can’t leave Roni on her own; she came here for me.”
    He glanced along the row of humans. “She’ll be safe.”
    “It’s not about safety. She’s my friend.”
    He drew himself up to his full height and stared down at the tiny woman whose wide eyes gazed up at him. He couldn’t criticize her for her loyalty, but all he wanted to do was get her alone, and preferably naked. It obviously wasn’t going to happen—yet. He really needed to get a handle on this whole romancing business. He obviously hadn’t a clue. There must be steps to follow. Perhaps he needed to drop in at the local library and borrow a book on the subject.
    “What are we doing?”
    Matt turned at the sound of Daniel’s brooding voice and caught the narrow-eyed stare his friend directed at Roni, who seemed preoccupied studying her perfectly manicured nails.
    “We’re going in for a while.”
    “Okay.”
    Matt had never seen the man so surly. Daniel hunched his shoulders, shoved his hands in his front pockets, and strode past the waiting line to mumble at the bouncers. He turned and signaled for Matt, Ginny, and Roni to come forward, and then sauntered into the darkness of the club, heading straight for the bar and leaving them to their own devices.
    Ginny grabbed Roni’s hand and hauled her forward, her short legs almost running as she teetered along next to her tall friend, whose long-legged smooth stride gave her the appearance of gliding above the ground.
    Matt lifted one eyebrow as he followed them and dipped his gaze to the floor. It was very possible the vampire was gliding. He tilted his head to one side and allowed himself a smile. Yep, moonwalking. The babe must save a fortune on the lack of wear and tear on her shoes. It gave her an extra half inch of height too.
    Personally, he preferred to watch the slightly manic jiggle of the curvy lady at her side, whose feet were very definitely smacking the floor. The way her butt moved like two kittens fighting in a silk bag made his mouth water, and he longed to glide his hands over those smooth globes and feel them writhe against his skin. With or without the silky material in between their flesh. Preferably without—and soon. His brain emptied of all thought except getting her alone so they could start their mating ritual. His eyes were willing slaves to his brain.
    He stepped into the darkness; the invitation of flashing lights drew them deeper into the club, but he hesitated. He just needed a moment to breathe, to get his rising passion under control. If he could keep to the shadows, just until he could… No. Ginny turned, and under cover of darkness, slipped her hand into his. The satin touch of her fingers in his rocked his heart. He pulled her to a stop, turned her to face him, and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. He couldn’t risk more than one small kiss, or he’d be tempted to whisk her out of Montgomery’s Sin and into his own house of sin. He skimmed his finger to define the soft curve